The Quilter's Bible: The Indispensable Guide to Patchwork, Quilting and Applique

ISBN-13: 9780715336267 / Angielski / Miękka / 2011 / 256 str.

Linda (Author) Clements

Opis

'The Quilter's Bible' presents essential know-how together with a wide range of inspirational samples of work collected from international top-name quilters. It is ideal for both the beginner looking for trustworthy advice and the committed quilter searching for authoritative reference for seldom-used techniques."

Spis treści

Introduction;
Section 1: Getting Started;
Tools, materials, working with fabrics, using templates, drawing and cutting shapes

Section 2: Patchwork;
Blocks such as Log Cabin, Lone Star, Mariner's Compass and Tumbling Blocks; hand piecing, English paper piecing, Seminole patchwork, foundation piecing, crazy patchwork, sashing and quilt borders.

Section 3: Applique;
Fabrics and threads, 3D applique, applique perse, fusible web applique and shadow applique

Section 4: Quilting;
How to mark out quilt designs, hand quilting, machine quilting, long arm quilting, Sashiko quilting, Celtic quilting, quilt-as-you-go, tied quilting, corded quilting and stuffed (trapunto) quilting.

Section 5: Finishing Off;
Templates;
Useful Information,
Glossary and Bibliography;
Suppliers;
Index.

O autorze

Linda Clements is an experienced project editor and writer with a passion for quilting. She has project editing many titles for David & Charles and specializes in quilting, cross stitch and other fabric crafts. The Quilter's Bible is her first book for David & Charles. Linda lives in Totnes, Devon with her son, Rory.